linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] put_user_page*(): start converting the call sites

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Message-ID: <20181228083749.GC6341@amd>
Date:   Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:37:49 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
Cc:     'John Hubbard' <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        "'john.hubbard@...il.com'" <john.hubbard@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Tom Talpey <tom@...pey.com>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Benvenuti <benve@...co.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Christopher Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Jerome Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@...el.com>,
        Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@...dia.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] put_user_page*(): start converting the call sites

Hi!

> > This "patch 0000" is not a commit message, as it never shows up in git log.
> > Each of the follow-up patches does have details about the changes it makes.
> 
> I think you should still describe the change - at least in summary.
> 
> The patch I looked at didn't really...
> IIRC it still referred to external links.
> 
> > But maybe you are really asking for more background information, which I
> > should have added in this cover letter. Here's a start:
> > 
> > https://lore.kernel.org/r/20181110085041.10071-1-jhubbard@nvidia.com
> 
> Yes, but links go stale....

It should really explain what the end goal is... and not even the
20181110085041.10071-1-jhubbard@...dia.com explains that.

It seems you are introducing small slowdown to simplify something...?

									Pavel
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